Finance Makes America Great, Say Larry Summers, Joe Ricketts
“Because of that, I want to point out — an elimination of a regulation — we had the industry take off,” Ricketts said. “So as we take a look at what our government does, if we eliminate regulation a good share of the time, we’re going to benefit greatly.”
Ricketts Has Winning Month With Chicago Cubs, Trump
Billionaire Joe Ricketts scored big victories in two of the most dramatic contests in the U.S. this month, backing Donald Trump’s presidential victory a week after watching his family’s baseball team win their first World Series in more than a century.
Conservationists hope to bring beloved bird back
The common loon’s haunting wail that pierced the dusk on Massachusetts lakes disappeared long ago. Today, the birds number fewer than 50 pairs in the Bay State and conservationists are hoping to rebuild their population, starting with a handful of chicks from Maine and New York…
Ricketts Art Foundation, Buffalo Bill Center of the West, and the Museum of Mountain Man Launch Online Catalogue of Alfred Jacob Miller’s Western Paintings
As part of its ongoing effort to provide innovative access to the works of important artists, The Ricketts Art Foundation has joined with the Buffalo Bill Center of the West and the Museum of Mountain Man to launch the most extensive online collection to date of the western paintings of the great 19th-century American artist, Alfred Jacob Miller.
The Ricketts Conservation Foundation steps forward for swan conservation study
During February of 2013, 12 trumpeter swans died in a span of days, a highly unusual die off. This study effort was funded in part by a $25,000.00 grant from Joe Ricketts who founded The Ricketts Conservation Foundation….
“MORNING AIR” Radio Show Segment with Joe Ricketts
Joe Ricketts Discusses Plans for The Cloisters on the Platte on “Morning Air” Radio Show
Transformed in his faith by a silent Ignatian retreat, Joe Ricketts is building a retreat center for others to experience the power of the Spiritual Exercises.
The property will feature a chapel and living space for up to 80 retreatants. There will be no set fee — only free-will donations will be accepted. It’s anticipated to open in 2018.
What you need to know about Scott Walker (By Joe Ricketts & Todd Ricketts)
Lost in this superficial label shuffle are real insights into the underlying, and meaningful, issues. Indeed, it seems that hyperbole is the refuge of those with weak arguments. At a time when our nation faces challenges of historic proportion, more substance and less rhetoric is surely a good idea.
Horse-Drawn Carriages Fetch Luxury-Car Prices
Mr. Hansen’s clients also include businessman Joe Ricketts, who founded online brokerage TD Ameritrade. AMTD 0.99 % Mr. Ricketts asked Mr. Hansen to build him a purple “show wagon,” similar to a traditional stagecoach. Mr. Ricketts sent over a twill button-down shirt in a purple he was sure would make his wagon stand out at the Calgary Stampede, an annual Canadian rodeo.
Pulling North America’s Loons Back from the Brink
Restore the Loon launched in October 2013. The five-year project aims to make the Common Loon even more common by mapping the bird’s distribution, digging deeper into what’s causing declines, finding and protecting good habitat that lacks loons today, and trying to translocate chicks.